On whether he would make a new TV comedy, he said: "I did write a pilot for American television that didn't happen. I will work on something when the tour ends, but I have to finish the tour again before I do that.

"I can see why people [bring back old shows]. It's sort of attractive catching up with characters after all that time, it's great fun. It almost feels like you begin to blur real life with fiction. I'd rather make something new to be honest with you."

When asked what his new show would be like, he elaborated: "I'd never do another studio sitcom again, no. I wouldn't do a comedy in a studio like that. The thing I'm working is more of a drama that's funny.

"That's what I like about American comedy. Chekhov called his plays comedies, everyone always thinks of them as dramas, but the old understanding of comedy is a lot more inclusive and useful.

"The British description of TV comedy is very much high-speed output of jokes, it's a bit narrow. Comedy is a lot of things. We should allow our description of comedy to be a lot more like French film where people have long seemingly meandering conversations in kitchens, that can be comic as well."

After citing Louis CK's sitcom Louie as an example, he responded: "That's more like it, that's what I mean. That allows for it more, you know? I think British television will really benefit from allowing and trusting stand-ups a bit more in making those sort of things."

He also mentioned a recent sitcom that was cancelled after two series earlier this year: "One thing I saw recently that I loved, it was genius. It was Vic and Bob's House of Fools. Comedy poetry as far as I'm concerned."

Dylan Moran is currently on his Off the Hook world tour, which has taken in many countries including South Africa and Russia along the way.

Speaking about performing comedy for many different audiences and cultures, he added: "I'm not aware of an audience ever being tough – I've never blamed an audience. It's more a question of you finding them and being able to reach them. That's my job. That's what I'm supposed to do.

"There are times when it's harder than other nights, but by and large you find a way in. The great variety of all these places and all these shows, I think I have learnt something here about what connects with people. A lot of the time, an audience is very much like an individual, they just want engagement.

"I know when I listen to someone talk, I want them to really be there. Some people seem to have a natural ability to do that. I don't think anybody can do it indefinitely, we all tune in and zone out. You can't constantly tune in, or you'll just f**king explode like a television in the corner that's been on too long."